TO paint or not to paint

lowtidesurf

Hey Guys

My developer on a new build has let me have the keys to my house early before completion so I can store some stuff in it and paint it.

Is it recommended that \i take his offer and have the keys, or shall I wait until completion which will be in mid october.

Also as its a new build do I have to use breathable paint to let the house dry. Has anyone else done painting in a new build

chickmug

I assume it is magnolia?

When I was in new build the advice given to buyers was not to paint for a year or more to let the place dry out and allow the initial shrinkage cracks to settle. Not so bad with dry lining but definitely so with traditional plastering throughout.

If you paint and all your new work is cracking you will not be happy.

lellow_lorry

I would take chickmugs advice, new builds will get the settlement and shrinkage cracks. Be patient and wait at least 6months to allow for this or you will be soon starting again.

poppysarah

New plaster walls need to be properly dry. Plasterer advises us as long as possible. So we left them 6 weeks partly through laziness and not being able to decide on colour.

We got chocolate milkshake which looks quite like the colour of wet plaster almost

lowtidesurf

Thanks for the comments. The house was plastered 2 months ago, and has just been painted with a white wash so they could install the radiators. We are buying the house un-painted and un carpeted at a discounted price as we could not afford the full value of the property.

I assume 2 months is long enough to allow drying.

I was told in homebase to use waterbased paint as this will allow the walls to breath and dry further.